On Sunday, even after Saban and the Tide got what they wanted, he didn’t let up. He reportedly told ESPN’s Chris Low he wouldn’t apologize for stating his case and again referenced Ohio State’s 55-24 loss to unranked Iowa.

Spoke with Nick Saban tonight, and he wasn't apologizing for stating Alabama's case Saturday. "Why wouldn’t you?" he told me. "You want to create awareness. If we would have lost to an unranked team in the SEC by 31 points, we wouldn’t even be in the conversation."